This project documents the diversity of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi associated with host plants of the Caesalpinioideae, Dipterocarpaceae, Polygonaceae, Nyctaginaceae, and Gnetaceae at a variety of spatial scales in the central Guiana Shield (Guyana) of northeastern South America. Surveys, collections, and taxonomic description activities combined with belowground molecular-based sampling are identifying the Guiana Shield as a Neotropical hotspot for ectomycorrhizal associations.

Landscapes

Our research field sites are remote and hard to get to. Take a look at some of our aerial shots of various forest areas with ectomycorrhizal trees of the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana.View Gallery

In the Field

View our photo gallery of images of some of the interesting people and places that we experience while doing our field research in the Upper Potaro site, Guyana.View Gallery

Fungal Diversity

Catch a glimpse of the amazing ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity of the central Guiana Shield in our photo gallery of recently described taxa.View Gallery

Guiana Shield Region

Learn more about the Guiana Shield, a distinct phytogeographic region encompassing Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and portions of Venezuela, Brazil and Colombia.Read More

Collaborators

Humboldt State

Duke University

Funding Support

NSF Grants

Acknowledgment

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant NSF-DEB 0918591 and NSF-DEB 3331108. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this site are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.